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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.15 p.p.m. over a 30 day period
Tuning steps ? 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 51.7-29.9 / 87-108 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.5-30 Hz, 15 dB with 1 µV (EMF) input
50-500 kHz, 15 dB with 3 µV (EMF) input
15-50 kHz, 15 dB with 10 µV (EMF) input
Selectivity ? 250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep BNC
Impedance ? 50-75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC batteries or 6V DC external Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC)
Current RX ? 60-90 VA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 184 × 120 × 40 mm
(7.24 × 4.72 × 1.57 in)
483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
Weight 510 gr (1.1 lbs) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-YACHT-BOY-000080-(WR5408-PLL) RACAL-RA-001778